Visor



May 25 1926. 1,586,507-

J. BERG VISOR I Filed April 21, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 6'2 @2 62 (w 0 i o o a. 56 44 I 235 r/ 23 45? 45% 7i 45? a D May 25 {1926. 1,586,507

J. BERG VISOR Filed April 21, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 jiza'eflzr Jag fli Patented May 25, 192

JOHN BERG, or oHIoAGQIL ruors essronon l 'ro;mnrlen snnorhtrrns Metronomes- ING- GOMPANKQQF- CHIQAG ILnINois, "Aioomsosnuzrouf or ILLINoIs s libt n sweeps-121',i923, sc -mi NO. 6333801."

My. invention relates; more particularly; to. visors for automobiles; and myrprmrary 7 object is tohprovide. axnovel, simple and shavding:v portion of the: visor, more: especially of celluloidfl l Referring to the accompanyingdrawings:

Figure 1. is a; broken plan; View ofa visor structure eonstruoted in: accordance with my invention. Figure 22 iSLHP bIOIkEII, v-ieW" side elevation of the:xvi :n'.d.-shield portion of an automobile, showingymy'fiinprovedvisor token atom,nneiienzri is and-viewecl i'n' appizi'edto position thereon two different po sented by full lines and dotted lines respeea tivel y; Figure 3- is tL-fFOHl7 view? of 2r portiom of thebreoket. structure shown in Fig. 2 ando'tlie adjacent wind-shield stztndardto whichmit is: attached; Figure his or section the direction of the: arrow. Figure 51iszan 'enlargedrbro-lcen section taken etthe lineonFigflfendfviewed in thedireotion of the arrow and; F rgures'fi to 11 inclusrve*,..broken sections taken at ,therilines [6* to;'l1; inclusive, respectively; on: Fig; '13 and 1 viewed 1n: the H direo'tionuoi. the. respeetivearrows; V o In the particular construction. shown one of ther' 811111131X wind-shield standards provided atther oppositesides of an autolnobile is representedgat12; aindgat 13: a portion ofij" the top of the automobile, Whiolrprojeets;

over the: Wind-shield supported on the stand: ards 152,:thefront.crossmember of the frame of the topt13bei1ig represented at 14. o My improved: visor construction is adopted torlbe' supported on the standards 12 through the medium of bracket structures forming parts 01: the visor "construction and loeztted at opposite ends of the in-aiirbody portion 15 of the visor strnet'urethe body adjacent itsupper edge toredapt it to he sxvm-iginto different positions as desired in win l@h\ ztdijuste d-. position it is releasebly held. Each of the bracket structures ireterred to. comprises a clamp device16 for attaeh 3 inent to the adjacent Windshield" standard 12., the clamp device shown comprising "a pair: of similar lneinbersfli whiclii fiatwi'se oppose each other and are adapted" at the sitions'oceupied by Qthes visor being repre- J portions 18; at one endv thereof itoipartial ly embrace thelst-zmdard 12; The clamp at its opposite end 'is provided with in pair of hook-shaped: screws 19 ,Whieh are vertically T spaced apart and extendat their threaded end'sl through registering openings in the.

members '17, thescrews 19 being provided with nuts 2021116121 engaging; corresponding "faces of the niembers lfioneJof which lat? ter is. provided with! a te 11sioni ng screw? 22 sc rewing therein end hearing at itsinnerlend against-the inner surface ofqthe other ofthe .inembers 1 7a nd through the. mediuma'of I whieh the clamp 6 is rigidly secured to the standard- 12 in ;t-he;f desired position of "vertiea l adjustment thereon. The bracket structure ,a-lsoeomprises at standard 230i rod $0 111 :the upper end of Whi-ohfis' lat,- erally' offset;- as represented at 24. The

the vi-1id slaie1cl,;tl1e connection between the ,stendardsnd rod beingv pivotal, as represented at 26:; Therods o-t'the two similar ,braCketstructures end which thus extend in a dirGGtiOIIt WMd 'eafoh other, form pivotslf supports, hereinafter described, for, the body port-1011 15 iot the visor The bracket structure; also comprises. a longitudi- ,nally split tubula-r ine-mber 27 provided With pair s ogt' opposed lug-s28 and 29 equipped with bolts 3Q and 31 adapted, when tightenechito contrziotjthe memberLQ'Z, the pad-rot lugs 28 beingconnected-atthe bolt wv1-th standard -eirtends at its lower end throu'gl'ryamd is secured in,jtl1e-slin=ing hooks 19' of the clamp; Thestandard23 connects, at its upper end, with 21 rod 25extending crosswise tliereof and toward the o e-f lters of a. split 'strap member?j32 adaptedlto be Fig 2,. the bOl tBO zilso serving. as a, means slipped over thelowerlend ot the deflected portion 24; otthe standard; 23;,as-sl'io wn 111" 28;, The tu-lmlarrmen iber Qiioooperirteewith s rod 33 telesooping et' one end. therewith,

and rotatable thereinthe. opposite end oi this rod being formedmvitln e crank portion 34:.tern1iuating in a ball; 35. confined 111 a visor at an edge thereof, the members, 27,

. p sooket i 36; cerried by a pl ute secured to o the, rearsidefof the body portion 15of the.

32 and 33 which are duplicated at opposite ends of the body portion 15 of the visor, forming braces therefor.

The pivotal connection of the body portion 15 of thevisor with the rods 25, is at U-shaped brackets 38 provided on the upper edge of the frame of the body member a direction lengthwise of the rods, these means,'in the particular construction illus.

trated, involving a U-shape spring clip 40 secured at its cross-piece 41 tothe body member 15' and through openings 42 in the spring arms of which the rods 25 extend, the parts being so constructed and arranged, as

' shown, that the clips 40, in normal position,

under their spring tension grip the rods 25 and prevent the sliding movement referred to, but when their spring ends are drawn together,release the friction grip on the rods and permit of adjustment of these rods'relative to the body member of the visor.

The body member of the visor, in the particular arrangement shown, is formed of the rectangular marginal frame 43, hereinbefore referred to, and provided with a centrallylocated cross-piece 44, and a plate portion 45 formed of sections 45 and'45", these sections being preferably of transparent flexible material, as, for example, celluloid, held in position by the frame 43, the latter, and consequently the sections 45 and 45*, being preferably of reversely-curved form in cross-section as illustrated. Each of the members of the frame 43, which preferably is formed of metal, is composed of a pair of sheet metal strips having portions between which the plate-portion 45 of the visor extends, these members being countersunk at intervals to receive fastening devices extending therethroughand firmly holding the parts of the frame members together. 1

Referring now to the particular, illustrated, construction of the various frame members, the upper and lower ones thereof, represented at 46-and 47, are each formed of the similarly shaped strips 48 presenting opposingflanges 49 along their inner edges, between which the adjacent edges of the plate portion 45 of the visor extend, the opposite edges of the strips 48 presenting intions they are apertured, as represented at 52, to receive hollow rivets 5'3 clenched into a position in which they seat in these countersunk portions and firmly hold the strips 48 in the position shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The end members 54 and 55 of the frame 43 are each formed of oppositely-facing strips 56 and 57 of channel shape in cross-section between opposing edges of which at the inside of the frame the ends of the sections 45 and 45 of the body of the visor extend as in the case of the structure shown in Fig. 9, the flanges at the outside edges of the members 54 and 55.iitting flatwise together. The strips forming the frame members 54 and 55 are secured together at intervals by fa tening means, as described of the frame mem bers 46 and 47, the fastening devices located between the ends of these members being represented at 58 and shownas in the form of hollow rivets which extend into, and seat in, countersunk portions 59 of the strips and extend through the ends of the plates 37 to which they are clenched as shown in Fig. 6.

whereby the rivets 58 serve not only to hold the strips 56 and 57 together, but also hold the plates 37 in place on the frame. The ends of the members 54 and 55 extend into the adjacent ends of the frame members 46 and 47 at which mutually-overlapping portions these frame members are connected together by striking the metal thereof inwardly from opposite sides to form the interlocked countersunk portions as represented in Fig. 5 in which hollow rivets 60, securing the members together at these points, are secured. The opposite ends of the clenched rivets at the ends of the lower frame member 47 extend into, and seat in, the countersunk portions at opposite sides of the frame, whereas the rivets 60 at the ends of the uppermost frame member 46' extend into, and seat in, the countersunk portions of these members at the upper face of the frame and extend through openings in the clips 38 and 40 against whichlatter their outer ends are clenched, to hold the frame members and these clips rigidly together, as shown in Fig. 5. The cross member 44, a cross-sectional detail of which is shown in Fig. 7, is formed of oppositely-facing channel strips 61 between the flanges 7 of which the adjacent ends of the sections 45 and 45 of the body of the visor extend, as shown in Fig. 7, the strips 61 being held together as explained of the strips 48 in Fig. 8. The ends of the cross-member 44 extend into the frame members 46 and 47 to which they are connected, as explained of the connections between the lower ends of the members 54 and 55 and the ends of the frame member 47.

The upper frame member 46 is preferably provided with a flexible shield portion 62 which extends between the portions 50 at the edges, as represented at 51, at which porupper edge of the frame member 46 and exwith the; rear :snrfacewof the cross-member 1 14 of the'autoniobi1e-'top,-to whichitmay per ends laterally ofiset,means,pivoted to; the upper ends of said. standards for pivot-' ally supporting the visor, means engaging 7 formed of sections relatively 1 adjustable secured as' lby the fastening,- devices repre sented at 63,1thtportion62. being-:held on the frame in any suitable Way,- as by stitch. ing a wire 62" in the lower edge of the strip which prevents thestrip from being pulled out of the frame member 46.

It is desirable in constructions of this general character, especially where the shading material is formed of celluloid, or the like,

that provision'be made for permitting the shading portion to contract and expand rela tive to the frame without buckling, this being provided for in the constructionillus .trated by so shaping the metal strips forming the frame-members that the sections 45 ly by these strips, it being understoodthat inasmuch as the opposing strips abut along,

one edge and also intermediate their edges at the countersunk portions, the strips at their other edges may be caused to extend inany desired spaced relation; 7 It will be noted from the foregoing that the visor structure as provided is adapted to a be readily, and quickly applied to automo biles having windshield structures of varyf ing sizes and shapes, and that the body porf tion 15 of the visor may be tilted to'any desired angle and rigidly-held in such position by the brace members of-which the tubes 27Jand rods 33 are parts, by reason of the various adjustments provided, as hereinbefore explained, between the various parts' of the structure.

While I have illustrated and described a particular construction embodying my invention, I donot wish to be understood as intending to limit it thereto as the same may be variously modified and altered without departing from the spirit of my invention. J

What I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters'Patent, is:

1. A' device of the characterset forth, comprising a visor, supporting standards adjacent the ends of the'jvisor with their up said standards below 1 said offset portions forsupportmg'said standards, said standards being rotatably adjustable in said last lengthwise thereof, one of said sections hav ing universal-joint connection with thevisor and a supporting device supported on'said standard to be rotatably. adjustable thereon and to which the other of said sections is pivoted.

2. A device of the claracter set forth,

comprising a visor, supparting standards being rotatablyadjust'able in said last-named means, and meansffor holding said visor in ltSdlffeIGIlhPOSltlOIls of ad ustment about its pivotal sup-porn comprising a brace formed of sections relatively adjustable lengthwise thereof, one of said sections be- 7 ing rotatable on the other thereof and spree senting a laterally oflsetportion having universal-joint-connection with said visor and which'the' other of said sections is pivoted.

I device of the character set forth, comprising a; pair of brackets each comprising a standardwith its upper end laterally ofiset, a rod extending at anangle to said standard and pivoted to the offset portion thereof, and means engaging said standard below said offset portion for supporting said standard, said standard being rotatably adjustable on said means, a visor pivotally supported on said rods, and means for hold-J ing said visor in its different positions of adjustmentabout its pivotal support comprising a brace formed of sections relatively adjustable lengthwise thereof, one of said sections :having universal-joint connection with thevisor and a supporting device supported on said standard to be rotatably ad- ,comprising afvisor equipped at its upper :corners with perforate guide-clips, a pair of standard-rods whose upper ends afford pivots, a pair of-pivot-rodsprovided with perforations engaging said pivots, said pivotrods slidably engaging saidcllps, and connecting'braces between the lower ends of saidstandard-rods andrthe end portions of sald VlSOI', each comprising a rod-member having a cranl'r portion joined by ball- Yand -socket joint toflthe visor, and a tubular 3 clamping portion telescopically receiving therod-member and havlng pivotal connection with the lower end portion of the corresponding standard-rod 3 5 A; device of the character set forth,

evergent flanges provided withperforations,

a supporting device supported on said standi a 'ardto, be rotatably adjusted thereon and to and 45 are gripped at their edges very hghtjustablethereon and to which the other of Isa-id Sections is'pivoted. e M

44A deviceof the characterv set forth,

comprising a visor equipped at its upper]. corners with'U shaped clips provided with perforations, a U-shaped spring-011p within a pair of standards equipped at their upper ends with laterally extending pivot-rods engaging said' perf-orations, said spring-clip serving normally to prevent longitudinal shift ng of said p1vot;-'rods,1means for sup;

porting said-standards, and adjustable connections between the lower ends of said standards and the end portions of said visor.

6. A visor comprising a celluloid sheet 5 and a frame comprising pairs of U-shaped sheet-metal members having one set of Y flanges spaced to receive the celluloid sheet reel 1 between them andhavin another set 3 o of flanges engaging each other, the web-portions'of said U-shaped members having JOHN BERG. 

